Turing De France
Call Me Al
Turing Points
Al-an Everlasting Legacy
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Try to keep up- Which sport did Alan Turing not participate in?
A) Cricket
B) Rugby
C) Running/ Athletics
D) Tennis
Its D) Tennis!
Alan Turing also played hockey, rowing and golf
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S-sorry
Why did a BBC producer find it hard to interview Turing?
He had a stutter
Hodges said he "took his time finding the right words"
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Before coolmathgames.com, there was Alan.
Though no computers were strong enough to run it, what was Alans first AI algorithm "Turochamp" used for?
Chess!
Turochamp evaluated positions by assigning points for piece values, board control, and king safety.
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Defuse this question
The Turing-Welchman Bombe
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Achoo! How did Alan combat hay fever while cycling to work?
He would ride wearing a gas mask
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Turing could write the book on computing, but this class had him at a loss for words.
English class!
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Claude? Is that you?
What is the name of the famous assessment to determine whether a human could tell they were conversing with a machine rather than another person.
A) The Turing Machine
B) The Turing Test
C) The Turing Method
D) The Turing Experiment
Its B! The Turing Test
This is even referenced in science fiction
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By royal decree
In 2013, nearly six decades after his conviction for gross indecency, Turing received a pardon granted by whom?
Queen Elizabeth II
This would then go onto create the "Alan Turings Law" pardoning thousands of people who were convicted because of their sexual preferences
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Can't catch me!
Although he was part of the hockey team, what was Alan Turing doing during games?
He was usually running away from the ball or even “watching the daisies grow”
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Rotten luck :(
What was the cause to Alans early death?
Cyanide poisoning. While some believe he laced an apple with a lethal dose, others believe to be an experiment mishap.
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In addition to his computer science discoveries, Alan Turing made his mark and stripes by developing "Morphogenesis". What is "Morphogenesis"?
A. A code-breaking technique used to decipher animal communication patterns
B. The biological process that causes an organism to develop its shape
C. A theory explaining how species evolve new traits over generations
D. An early computer algorithm for generating random patterns
It's B! The biological process that causes an organism to develop its shape
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Bring out your wallets!
Alan Turing is marked on which British coin/note?
The £50 note. Bonus Point! What year was the note put into circulation?
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Hop to it!
Just 11 seconds under the fastest marathon time in 1948, how fast could Alan Turing run a marathon.
His best marathon time was 2 hours 46 minutes 3 seconds
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To prevent thieves at Bletchley Park, Turing chained what everyday item to a radiator.
His mug!
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Hey there...
What is the name of the portable secure voice-encryption system Turing Designed?
Hint: The name is in a famous Plain White Tees song from 2005
Delilah
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Top Secret!
While we know and praise the team that broke the enigma now, when did people first discover who cracked the enigma code?
1974
The discovery was published in "The Ulta Secret" by Frederick William Winterbotham
